# 最後
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuìhòu
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zeoi$^3$ hau$^6$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chui-heu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chòe-ǎu / chòe-āu / chòe-hiǒ / chòe-hō͘
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zuê$^3$ ao$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tsoe-gheu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuìhòu
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄡˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuèihòu
*** Wade–Giles: tsui$^4$-hou$^4$
*** Yale: dzwèi-hòu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyhow
*** Palladius: цзуйхоу (czujxou)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zeoi$^3$ hau$^6$
*** Yale: jeui hauh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey$^3$ hau$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zêu$^3$ heo$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɵy̯³³ hɐu̯²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chui-heu
*** Hakka Romanization System: zui heu
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zui$^4$ heu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡su̯i⁵⁵ heu̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-ǎu
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-ǎu
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ au²²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-āu
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-āu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'au
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁴¹ au³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ au²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sue¹¹⁻⁵³ au³³/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-hiǒ
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-hiǒ
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hio²²/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòe-hō͘
*** Tâi-lô: tsuè-hōo
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zoea'ho
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sue²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zuê$^3$ ao$^6$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsuè ău
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ au³⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tsoe-gheu
*** MiniDict: tsoe$^平$ gheu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tsoe-hheu
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sø⁵⁵ ɦɤ²¹/

### Adjective

最後
* final; last; ultimate

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 最後 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 最後 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 最後 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 最後 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 最後 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 最後 GT, 煞尾 GT, 落尾手 GT |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 尾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 落尾 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 落尾 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 壓末, 着末腳, 最後, 拉末 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 壓末, 頂壓末, 壓煞 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
* (Hokkien) 後尾溜／后尾溜
* (Wu) 辣末

#### Antonyms

* 最先 (zuìxiān)

### Adverb

最後
* finally; in the end; ultimately

#### Synonyms

* 結果／结果 (jiéguǒ)
* 最終／最终 (zuìzhōng)
* (colloquial) 臨了／临了 (línliǎo)
* (Hokkien) 促尾

#### Antonyms

* 起初 (qǐchū)

### Noun

最後
* end

#### Synonyms

* 末後／末后 (mòhòu)
* (literary) 沒後／没后 (mòhòu)

### Derived terms

* 最後的晚餐 / 最后的晚餐 (Zuìhòu de Wǎncān)
* 最後通牒 / 最后通牒 (zuìhòutōngdié)
* 壓倒駱駝的最後一根草 / 压倒骆驼的最后一根草 (yādǎo luòtuo de zuìhòu yī gēn cǎo)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 最 | 後 |
| さい Grade: 4 | ご Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) さいご [sáꜜìgò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [sa̠iɡo̞]

### Noun

最(さい)後(ご) • (saigo)
* last, end, conclusion
    最初(さいしょ)から最後(さいご)まで
       saisho kara saigo made
       from beginning to end
* last, final
    平成(へいせい)最後(さいご)の日(ひ)
       Heisei saigo no hi
       last day of Heisei

#### Usage notes

Not to be confused with "最(さい)期(ご) (saigo)". "最後" means "end of something", "最期" means "end of life".

#### Synonyms

* 終(お)わり (owari)

#### Antonyms

* 最初(さいしょ) (saisho): first
* 始(はじ)まり (hajimari)

#### Derived terms

Common
* 最後尾 (さいこうび, ​saikōbi): end of a queue
* 最後の最後に (さいごのさいごに, ​saigo no saigo ni): final performance
* 最後の舞台 (さいごのぶたい, ​saigo no butai): at the last moment
Uncommon
* 最後の審判 (さいごのしんぱん, ​saigo no shinpan): Final Judgement
* 最後通告 (さいごつうこく, ​saigo tsūkoku): final warning; ultimatum
* 最後発 (さいこうはつ, ​saikō hatsu): last entrant
* 最後まで (さいごまで, ​saigo made): to the end, to the last
* 最後列 (さいこうれつ, ​saikō retsu): last row
** 最後列車 (さいごれっしゃ, ​saigo ressha): last train
* 最後に笑うものが最もよく笑う (さいごにわらうものがもっともよくわらう, ​saigo ni warau mono ga mottomo yoku warau): "He who laughs last laughs hardest"
Rare
* 最後っ屁 (さいごっぺ, ​saigoppe): fart of desperation
* 最後通牒 (さいごつうちょう, ​saigo tsūchō): ultimatum
* 最後の晩餐 (さいごばんさん, ​saigo no bansan): the Last Supper

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN